Welcome to The Chillout Room – MountainChill® / KRKQ news, charts, & more. Listen to us on 95.5FM in the Telluride, Mountain Village & the San Miguel Valley or online at mountainchill.com.
Top Spins 25-April-2023

NIA ARCHIVES – Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against The Wall [EP]
LASTLINGS -“Noise” [Single]
JUNGLE – “Candle Flame” [Single]
OLAN AND QRTR – “All U Need” [Single]
DEPECHE MODE – Memento Mori
URSULA 1000 – “Downtown 92” [Single]
B COOL-AID – Leather Blvd.
VARIOUS ARTISTS – IN ORDER TO DANCE 4.0
YAEJI – With A Hammer
DJANGO DJANGO – Off Planet Part 2 [EP]
Chillout Moment: Box Canyon Falls
Listen link at mountainchill.com. 95.5 FM in the San Miguel Valley too.
Top Spins 4-April-2023

DJANGO DJANGO – Off Planet Part 2
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA – V
DEPECHE MODE – Memento Mori
MOBY – Walk With Me [Single]
SUPREME BEINGS OF LEISURE – 22
GORILLAZ – Cracker Island
SALAMI ROSE JOE LOUIS – Akousmatikous b/w Propaganda [Single]
VANDELUX – All I’ve Ever Known
YAYA BEY – Exodus the North Star [EP]
SOFIA KOURTESIS – Madres [Single]
Thomas Blondet returns on Takeover Tuesday

Thomas Blondet is back in the mix
on #takeovertuseday. Tune in April 4th at Noon (MT) on 95.5 FM in Telluride for #downtempo goodness in the #guestmix. Listen Online
Top Spins – 21-March-2023

GORILLAZ – Cracker Island
SUPREME BEINGS OF LEISURE – 22
LP GIOBBI – Can’t Let You Go [Single]
PAROV STELAR – Future [Single]
US GIRLS – Bless This Mess
FEVER RAY – Radical Romantics
BENNY SINGS – Young Hearts
ARLO PARKS – My Soft Machine
MOBY – Walk With Me [Single]
WAX TAILOR – Fishing For Accidents
New Season, Many Thanks
Eric Funk (Mountain Chill Program Director)

We are on the cusp of a brand new spring season. Since we went on the air in Telluride in 2011, we’ve emphasized the importance of providing a personal touch in these modern times. We’ve made the work of current, up-and-coming, and in-demand music creators the cornerstone of our music format.
We’ve also invited local businesses to partner with our favorite DJ-hosted shows, so that our DJ’s can share not only their love of music, but also their love of our local vibe. I’d like to say thanks to all of the show sponsors who have made our winter season shows possible this year.
Many thanks to:
Morning Mixtape – Telluride Sports
Lunch Lounge – San Miguel Power Association
Evening Ride – Ryder Walker Alpine Adventures
We also offer a special thanks to La Cocina De Luz/ Caravan for sponsoring the weather and Between the Covers Bookstore for sponsoring the weekly cover song feature. Both have been sponsoring since 2012!
Thanks to these long term sponsors and a long list of additional sponsors promoting local events, products and shops, we are looking forward to a brand new spring season packed with transmitter and studio upgrades to top off all of the great music.
As I recently wrote in a Facebook Group discussion for industry people, many of whom are becoming disenchanted with commercial radio’s gravitation to AI and increased de-personalization, it’s a great time to be a family owned commercial station and a great time to redefine what radio can do in this new era.
If you run a business, it’s also a great time to be on-air with us. Please reach out to me, Eric, at 877-270-4361 or <eric@mountainchill.com> to learn more.
Gorillaz Keeps The Top Spot
KRKQ CHARTS- 14-MARCH-2023

GORILLAZ – Cracker Island
SUPREME BEINGS OF LEISURE – 22
OVERMONO – Calling Out [Single]
Y LA BAMBA – Lucha
LP GIOBBI – Can’t Let You Go [Single]
YAEJI – With A Hammer
TAGUA TAGUA – Tanto
VA – Pop Ambient 2023
CIGARETTES AFTER SEX – Pistol [Single]
EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL – Caution To The Wind [Single]
On breaking the music programming rules…

Apparently I’ve been wrecking my radio programming career by not following the credo.
“Never add a song because you like it. Everyone gets that in theory but in practice that number one rule has destroyed many programming careers. As usual, there are a wide range of reasons why people fail to adhere to this basic credo.”
https://radiostationconsultant.com/home/blog/7167546/the-1-rule-of-music-programming-by-andy-meadows
Here are three reasons that media programmers should nearly never adhere to this kind of credo:
1) In a creative endeavor, personal taste is the top thing that distinguishes human work from the algorithms. There’s a reason that good restaurants employ a sommelier.
2) If you don’t like what you are doing, people aren’t stupid, it will show.
3) It’s demonstrably wrong. KRKQ has been built around music discovery and selection for over a decade. I used to find the term “tastemaker” pretentious, but in the world of mass media, it’s as close as we get to a human element that makes the endeavor worthwhile.
Cracker Island for the Top Spin
Cracker Island, Gorillaz’s eighth album,skyrockets to the top this week. 95.5 FM in Telluride and ((listen live)) links at mountainchill.com